Russia seeks to join the UN Council again - the media

The Russian Federation hopes to restore some international trust after accusations of human rights violations in Ukraine by the Russian military. Russia is trying to join the UN Human Rights Council again during elections that will be considered a key test of its international status. The BBC informs about it. The journalists of the publication received a copy of the position document that Russian representatives distribute to the UN members with a request for support.

The corresponding vote will take place next month. In the document that the BBC has read, Russia promises to find "adequate decisions for human rights issues. " The country seeks to stop the advice into a "tool that serves the political will of one group of countries. " In this way, it hints at democratic states. Diplomats have explained that the Russian Federation hopes to restore some international trust after accusations of human rights violations in Ukraine by Russian military.

The latest evidence of crimes in Ukraine was presented at the Human Rights Council on Monday. Eric Mos, the chairman of the commission, stated that violations by the Russian military were recorded. In particular, they are torture, rape and attacks on civilians. Maryana Katsarova, a special UN speaker in Russia, presented a report two weeks ago stating that the human rights situation in Russia also "had significantly deteriorated.

" Critics of the Russian invasion are subjected to arbitrary arrests, torture and ill -treatment. The UN Human Rights Council is located in Geneva. The body consists of 47 members, each of which is elected for a three -year term. In the next elections, which will take place on October 10, Russia will compete with Bulgaria and Albania for two places in the instance, which are reserved for the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

All 193 members of the UN General Assembly in New York intend to participate in the vote. Diplomats believe that Russia offers small countries grain and weapons in exchange for their voices. They emphasized that the Russian Federation organized and conducted an aggressive campaign. The country was removed from instance for aggression against Ukraine. It happened in April last year.